Gurgaon: Haryana bowlers Amit Mishra and Joginder Sharma ripped apart the Bihar batting line-up sending the visitors crashing to an innings and 48- run defeat in the Ranji Trophy league match on Sunday.
Resuming its second innings at a healthy 136 for two but a huge 266-run lead weighing on its mind, Bihar lost its remaining eight wickets for 69 runs as Mishra (4 for 104) and Sharma (3 for 55) struck at regular intervals to bundle out the visitors for 218. Sharma, who had grabbed six wickets in the first innings, finished the match with a rich haul of 10 wickets. Rajiv Kumar (68), M S Dhoni (40) and Tariqur Rehman (33) were the only batsmen to offer some resistance to the Haryana bowlers. Bihar fighting with its back to the wall, started cautiously but lost well settled Rehman who was trapped in front by Sharma for 33 in the 12th over of the day. Sumit Panda (20) and Mihir Diwakar (24) frustrated the Haryana bowlers by stubbornly blocking for 22 overs towards the end of the day before off spinner Gaurav Vashist send back both of them. In another encounter at Hyderabad, hosts Hyderabad gained one point by virtue of its first innings lead against Bengal in the four day elite group Ranji Trophy match which ended in a tame draw at Gymkhana grounds on Sunday. After taking a first innings lead of 82 runs, Hyderabad declared its second innings at 238 for five setting the visitors a target of 321 runs for an outright win but the Bengal team could manage only 248 for 8 at close.
Tags: cricket, ranji trophy, haryana versus bihar, amit mishra, joginder sharma.
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